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French insurers cut allocation to financials’ debt
08 January 2019Regulator reveals French insurers invested €2.5trn in the first half of 2018
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Video: Fiduciary duty evolved in light of sustainable finance
08 January 2019Erick Decker, CIO for the Mediterranean and LATAM regions at Axa, tells Vincent Huck how asset managers' fiduciary duty has evolved because of the integration of environmental, social and governance criteria in the investment process.
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Munich Re creates CIO role
07 January 2019On the back of the retirement of both its CFO and its asset manager’s CEO
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UK firms transfer £800bn in assets to Europe ahead of Brexit
07 January 2019According to EY in the UK, since the EU referendum, 20 companies, including six insurers, have announced a transfer of assets out of London to Europe
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External and inhouse challenges facing investors and managers alike
20 December 2018During a two-day conference held by the CFA Institute, European investors discussed the geopolitical risks they face, divergences between asset owners and asset managers, and the rise of sustainability in the investment processes. Vincent Huck reports
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Emerging markets: opportunities beyond headline risk
18 December 2018Despite a lot of negative headlines in the summer, emerging markets are still a strategically important asset class for insurers, Sanjay Yodh and Kevin Daly of Aberdeen Standard Investments tell Vincent Huck. But the asset class is tainted by prejudices.
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Nippon Life makes first UK windfarm investment
17 December 2018£200m investment forms part of the firm’s plan to invest JYP 700bn in ESG bonds in the next four years
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JP Morgan AM launches four ETFs
17 December 2018Aiming to help investors avoid uncompensated risk in the current end of the credit cycle environment
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FCA bans and fines Vanguard consultant
17 December 2018Ex-Standard Life manager found in conflict of interest over new roles at General Life Assurance Society and Teachers Provident Society
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China’s Belt & Road Initiative no risk to economy but investment opportunity galore
14 December 2018According to a panel at CFA Institute’s European investment conference